A US court has asked for a joint status report on the prospects of work authorisation for H4 visas , in view of the decision of the Biden Administration to withdraw the move of Trump-era to rescind work authorisation to certain categories of spouses of foreign professional on H-1B visa. Judge Tanya S Chutkan has asked for the joint status report by March 5. The H-4 visa is normally issued to those who have already started the process of seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status in the US. As of December 2017, USCIS had approved 1,26,853 applications for employment authorisation for H-4 visa holders. During its four years, the Trump Administration had told the court that it plans to rescind the order that gives work authorisation to spouses of H-1B visas.

Source: Mint February 09, 2021 01:41 UTC